Independent Study Shows Most Fairfax County Residents Satisfied With
Services, Quality of Life

An independent study released today shows that most Fairfax County
residents are satisfied with county services and believe the county is
headed in the right direction.

“A Tale of Two Suburbs: A Case Study Comparing Governance, Taxes and
Local Services on Long Island and in Northern Virginia,” was published by
the Rauch Foundation, which focuses on the quality of life in Long
Island. In this study, Long Island government and services were compared
with Fairfax County and Loudoun County.

According to the study:

Three out of four Fairfax County residents say things are going in the
right direction.

89 percent of Fairfax County residents were satisfied with the quality
of local services.

91 percent of Northern Virginia residents rate their counties (Fairfax
or Loudoun) as good places to live.

79 percent of Northern Virginia residents have a favorable opinion of
their county government.

Nearly two out of three Northern Virginia residents are satisfied with
the value of their property taxes in terms of what they receive in
local services.

“This independent study validates our way of governance as effective and
efficient,” said Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E.
Connolly. “Our residents expect a high-quality, high-performing
organization and we are delivering.”

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